Bill,
Just a thought... Have you checked to see if the bolts and bracket that
secure the radiator are tightened?
Just happened to me. I got a 'squeel' (but I would have to say a 'sweak'
since it was repetitive - very annoying) during idle and thought it was the
fan belt. It was loose and I replaced it, but it was NOT the source of the
sound. Jiggling the support of the radiator created the noise. Upon close
inspection, I notice that the nut was long gone on the bracket on the
radiator side. The bracket was scraping against the bolt creating the
noise!
Might be the same for you...
Jesse '70 MGB
>From: Bill Saidel <saidel@camden.rutgers.edu>
>Reply-To: Bill Saidel <saidel@camden.rutgers.edu>
>To: mgs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Last of 3: a mystifying condition
>Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:27:20 -0400 (EDT)
>
>My post of yesterday elicited some learned responses yet I am more
>mystified than ever.
>
>The problem was a whine or squeel (can someone explain the difference for
>future reference?) that occurred after I jumped my B with another battery.
>The pitch of the sound clearly increased with engine rpm while not
>under load.
>
>This AM I charged the battery for about 3 hours. The engine turned over.
>It started right up (at 58 degrees F) and the whine/squeel is gone under
>conditions that would have elicited the sound yesterday.
>
>The sound was somewhat beltish but I could be wrong. IF it were, would
>that exclude the engine proper? What is left? The alternator (new 2000),
>water pump (new 1999), and starting motor (age ????)? I
>have most of the smog gear removed from a 76B so there is no air belt. I
>presume the starter would disengage after the engine started but if the
>battery and solenoid were 'aged', perhaps not.
>
>So in trying to diagnose what might fail in the near future, I am
>left in limbo.
>
>Any and all suggestions are welcome.
>
>Bill Saidel (not Schooner whose only common property with me are
>the initials, BS, hmmmm; certainly not MG knowledge)
>'76B
>
>
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